Senior Program Manager

Senior Program Manager – Banking Payments & Blockchain
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Client: Bank of America (BOA)Location: Pennington, NJ / Charlotte, NC (Local or Nearby; Hybrid)Rate: $75/hr W2Experience: 12+ YearsJob SummarySeeking a Senior Program Manager with strong Banking, Payments, and Blockchain/DLT experience to lead enterprise-scale payment modernization and digital asset initiatives from planning through production implementation.Key ResponsibilitiesLead end-to-end Banking Payments and Blockchain/DLT programs, including POCs, implementation, integrations, testing, and production rollout.Manage program roadmaps, budgets, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and executive reporting.Drive payment modernization initiatives involving ACH, Wire Transfers, RTP, FedNow, SWIFT, ISO 20022, clearing, settlement, and reconciliation.Coordinate cross-functional teams across Business, Product, Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Risk, Compliance, Operations, QA, and vendors.Oversee blockchain use cases involving smart contracts, tokenized assets, distributed settlement, and digital payments.Manage APIs, microservices, cloud integrations, security, identity, privacy, and legacy banking system integration.Drive Agile/SAFe delivery, PI planning, release planning, steering committees, and program governance.Required Qualifications12+ years of IT experience with strong Program/Technical Program Management expertise.Extensive Banking/Financial Services and Payments modernization experience.Working knowledge of ACH, Wire, RTP, FedNow, SWIFT, and ISO 20022.Hands-on program delivery experience involving Blockchain/DLT or Digital Assets.Understanding of blockchain architecture, smart contracts, distributed transactions, APIs, microservices, cloud, security, and data privacy.Strong experience in enterprise integrations, Agile/SAFe, SDLC, risk management, and vendor management.Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.Preferred QualificationsPMP, PgMP, SAFe, or Scrum certification.Tier-1 banking experience and regulated, high-volume transaction platforms. xzbcwsv Exposure to AWS, Azure, or GCP.Understanding of Java/Spring Boot, REST APIs, databases, CI/CD, and enterprise integration patterns.